Oct 28 U.S. introduces more stringent standards for lead poisoning in children By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press U.S. health officials are changing their definition of lead poisoning in young children. The more stringent standard was announced Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 28 How one city is reaching the unvaccinated By Laura Santhanam "It's not as efficient as a mass vaccination center, but that doesn't mean it's any less important."… Continue reading
Oct 12 Raising the Future: The Child Care Crisis – A PBS NewsHour Special In this hour-long special, the PBS NewsHour reveals how shifting societal values, as well as decades of federal policy, have shaped the U.S. child care system into what it is today. It explores the burden costly child care places on… Continue reading
Oct 02 COVID-19 deaths eclipse 700,000 in U.S. as delta variant rages By Heather Hollingsworth, Tammy Webber, Associated Press It’s a milestone that by all accounts didn’t have to happen this soon. The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 700,000 late Friday — a number greater than the population of Boston. The last 100,000 deaths occurred during a time… Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 6:54 How sensors, rewiring nerves could help prosthetics feel and function like real limbs By Miles O'Brien New technology is changing the way we think about the human brain. Miles o'Brien gives us a personal look at how rewiring the mind with the aid of machines is transforming the lives of those with amputated limbs. It is… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 6:10 This dissolvable pacemaker could make heart surgery less invasive By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman Millions of Americans spend weeks recovering from heart surgery and other operations to repair brain and bone injuries every year. As special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Chicago, researchers are working on a novel approach to aid in… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 4:22 Black men trust their barbers. A Madison barbershop is using that to improve their health By Marisa Wojcik, Wisconsin Public Television he medical community often faces a challenge of reaching Black men for care. Oftentimes it’s due to lack of equal access, poverty, and medical mistrust. Marisa Wojcik of PBS Wisconsin looks at an innovative approach to improve Black mens’ health… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch 3:24 She started an underground clean needle exchange and changed lives Syringe exchange and harm reduction programs don’t just hand out clean needles, they can provide a safe place for drug users to find care and a path to treatment, says Jamie Favaro of Next Harm Reduction. From handing out needles… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch 7:14 Marcia Chatelain examines McDonald’s’ mixed impact on Black America By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet Fast food is a staple of American culture, but in recent decades there has been a new focus on health and wage inequality. Jeffrey Brown talks to author Marcia Chatelain about the complicated history of McDonalds in the Black community:… Continue watching
Jul 07 Pope had severe narrowing of the colon, no mention of cancer By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis' recovery from intestinal surgery continues to be "regular and satisfactory," the Vatican said Wednesday, as it revealed that final examinations showed he had suffered a "severe" narrowing of his colon. Continue reading